The Prospect Street project consists of ground-up construction of a single-family home and aims to achieve the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum certification Schenectady, N.Y. (October 20, 2017) – YouthBuild Schenectady (operated by SEAT Center) today announced that it is working with Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest building materials companies and manufacturer of innovative materials solutions, […]

_________________ NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release _________________ Contact: Joe McQueen 518-388-4772 Schenectady, N.Y., April 20, 2017 — The Capital Region Land Bank has received a $200,000 grant from the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation. The funding is to be used to help the Land Bank improve […]

For Immediate Release: Contact: Joe McQueen (518) 388-4772 March 27, 2017 Schenectady County to Build New Literacy Center and Library Branch in Mont Pleasant Neighborhood Blighted Buildings on Crane Street to Make Way for Community Investment (Schenectady County, NY) Schenectady County today announced plans to build a new Branch Library and Literacy Center […]

SCHENECTADY A storied ceiling Renovation uncovers stunning piece of city’s past BY JOHN CROPLEY Gazette Reporter PROVIDED PHOTO Contractors working on a renovation project in the former trolley station at 512 State St. recently uncovered this ornate, arched plaster ceiling. PROVIDED IMAGE An architect’s rendering of what the exterior of the former Schenectady trolley station […]

SCHENECTADY Former YMCA sees progress Landmark building being converted into 61 apartments for seniors BY STEPHEN WILLIAMS Gazette Reporter MARC SCHULTZ/GAZETTE PHOTOGRAPHER Construction to transform the old YMCA building located at 13 State St. into senior apartments continues on Tuesday. MARC SCHULTZ/GAZETTE PHOTOGRAPHER Built in 1926, the YMCA building at 13 State St. in Schenectady […]